Round 10 of 15 · Hockenheim · 2 August 1981, Sunday
German Grand Prix
Key highlights
Prost
pole position
45
laps
15
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:25:55.60 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | +11.52 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:04.60 | 4 |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +1:39.69 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +1:50.52 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | Suspension | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | |
| NC | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Not classified | |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Engine | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Engine | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Transmission | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | Suspension | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Collision | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Electrical | |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify